Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I'd Love to Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

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January 27: Ten Books I'd Love to Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club (or you could pick a specific kind of book club -- like if you had a YA book club or an adult book club or a science fiction book club etc.)

For my fantasy vvb32 reads book club here are my picks for the year - most of which are in my TBR pile.

Come to think of it, I think I will go ahead and make this official. I will post review links here as posts go up.

JANUARY: for Celebrity Read a Book Week (last full week of January)

and Ewan McGregor is reading...

Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales (Peter Rabbit)
by Beatrix Potter
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> I will pick out at least two stories from the collection as January is already booked.

FEBRUARY:

The Secret of Pembrooke Park
by Julie Klassen
-Christian, Historical, Jane Austen theme
Just released: December 2014
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
=====> part of a book tour

MARCH:

Razorhurst
by Justine Larbalestier
-Paranormal, YA
Release date: March 3, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
APRIL: for National Poetry Month

Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
-Poetry, Memoir
Amazon | Goodreads | dnf
MAY: for Zombies Awareness Month

Outpost
Razorland #2
by Ann Aguirre
Amazon | Goodreads
JUNE: for Dirty Book Day (June 11)

Fear of Flying
by Erica Jong
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> NPR picked this as a dirty book last year and I'm curious why

JULY: summer/road trip theme

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
by Morgan Matson
-YA
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
AUGUST:

Ruin and Rising
The Grisha #3
by Leigh Bardugo
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: August 18, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
SEPTEMBER:

Shades of Doon
Doon #3
by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: September 1, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
OCTOBER:

Night Film
by Marisha Pessl
-Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads
NOVEMBER:

A Fairy Tale
by Jonas T. Bengtsson
-Coming of Age, Scandinavian
Amazon | Goodreads
DECEMBER: for Jane Austen's Birthday

Persuasion
by Jane Austen
edited by Robert Morrison
-annotated
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
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* source for themes found here

Stacking the Shelves - 5.3.14

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Free from Kindle: beware some free offers are limited

How Sweet It Is
by Bonnie Blythe
-christian romance, chocolate
For Review:

The A-Word
A Sweet Dead Life Novel
by Joy Preble
-paranormal, YA
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Meredith!

The Meaning of Maggie
by Megan Jean Sovern
-humor, middle grade
courtesy of tour
Thanks Lara!
Won from contest:

A Fairy Tale
by Jonas T. Bengtsson
-coming of age, Scandinavia
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Book Riot Community!
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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

Stacking the Shelves - 4.19.14

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Stag's Leap: Poems
by Sharon Olds
Got this Pulitzer Prize winner (2013) in celebration of National Poetry month. Are you reading poetry this month? If so, by whom?

For Review:

Kissed
The Thorn Chronicles book 1
by Kimberly Loth
-paranormal, YA
courtesy of author
Thanks Kimberly!

Of Monsters and Madness
by Jessica Verday
-Edgar Allan Poe theme, horror, YA
courtesy of publisher
Thanks!

The Falconer
by Elizabeth May
-fantasy, YA
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Lara!Received a second copy, so stay tuned for a giveaway of this in May.

Library:

Colleges That Change Lives
40 Schools that will change the way you
think about colleges
by Loren Rope
-referenceDefinitely a good read for those thinking of colleges and for parents who are helping their children with college preparations.

Siege and Storm
The Grisha trilogy book 2
by Leigh Bardugo
-fantasy, steampunk, YACouldn't wait and just had to pickup book 2 to continue. And, listening to the audio version this time around. So far, soooo good :-)

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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers